The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-02

26th, 1887, by o. w. Rowland Esq, VIM. n.
Cook to Mrs. Josephine Lannin, nee Moreau,
both of South Haven. The NoRTHKREER
wishes them much happiness in their new
relation.
Mr.. Joseph Kilburn of this village, has Sc
cured the sole agency of Van Buren county
for the sale of General Logan's new book.
Everybody will want a copy of the work and
everybody will find Uncle Joe" to be
pleasant man to do business with. The book
is sold only on subscription.
We were accosted by one of the Allen jury
last Friday morning, az they were taking
their airing, and asked if we were not the
NoRTHERNFR man. We acknowledged that
we Were. Handing us dollar and half,
he said, 81 want that paper; they have
caught me this time because l didn't read
county paper, but they won't do it again.
If stranger had stepped into court while
the jury was being impaneed in the Allen
case he would very readily have concluded
that il was the True NoaTHEREER that was
on trial. He would have been quite apt, too,
To conclude that it was quite generally read
by the people of Van Buren, County, and
that they generally placed confidence III its
statements.
Hotaling, Houghtaling Haughtaling and
Houtaling s the manifold way in which our
exchanges spell the name of the man who
was shot by Labadie. The first spelling is
correct, if the family knows how to spell 1t.
And according To these same exchanges, the
proper way to spell the name of the shootist
is Labadie, Labady or Laberdy. You pays
your money and takes your choice.
Lawyer Tabor struggled hard to have some
of the men who were called as jurors on the
trial of the Allen case, say that they didn't
believe what they read i'll the NoRTHERNER.
He didn't meet with very brilliant success.
Had the matter been reversed, and the NORTH
ERSEB been asking the same men whether they
believed Lawyer Tabor, it would easily have
scored more points in the game than he did.
We have witnessed good many trials, but
never saw a man who appeared so utterly
unconcerned. when on trial for capital
offense, az did Charles Allen. He appeared
Us though he had no more interest IN the
proceedings than the most casual spectator,
although, in almost any state but Michigan,
he would have been peering through the
hangmsn's moose. He maintained this ap-
parent indifference until the verdict of the
Jury evidently expecting q different result,
but, while the court was pronouncing SEN
tenoe, lis fortitude forsook him and he came
very near fsntiug.
An inspection OF the records in the Office
of the county clerk, dscloses that, notwith-
standing the numerous divorces that have
been granted, the business of marrying and
giving in marriage IL still going forward with
ts usual briskness and regularity. Perhaps
the ease with which the marriage tie msy be
severed in Michigan gives an impetus to the
matrimonial trade. 456 marriages were
recorded for the year 1896. The Oldest male
who entered into the marriage relation had
had his head whitened by the frosts of sixty
nine winters, while his wife, also the oldest
female on the records for the year, bad sur
vived the vicissitudes of time for seventy one
long and weary years. Another old cpuple
were aged respectively, the groom sixty-one
the blushing bride sixtytwo. The youngest
child who took the matrimonial vow was Q
girl of fourteen, and the youngest boy q
youth of eighteen years. Age seems TO make
but little difference. Like the confederate
government during the slate unpleasantness,
wedlock robs both the cradle and the grave
The Paw Paw creamery will open with the
season. The board of directors are making
preparations to run during the entire year
and will engage a competent butter maker
on that basis. Farmers will find IL much
more to their advantage to give the associa
ton liberal patronage when they under
stand that their cream will be taken for tn,
year, and that they will not need to resume
home manufacture az soon az cold weather
sets in. That the institution can be made tC
pay both the association and its patrons il
| beyond question and, prohting by past eI
perience. the board of directors hope fol
better results in the future. Notes from
several creameries in the state show that tn,
business may be made profitable. Th,
Nashville creamery manufactured l2O,OOC
pounds of butter during the year; the Masor
creamery il kept running through the wintel
and is we'll supplied with cream; the Ypsil
anti creamery will be- enlarged: the OxforC
creamery had a clear profit of eleven pc
cent, after paying all expenses, and at Ionii
and Capac their creameries have been KEEP
running during the winter. With the cheap
er management that will come from expert
ence and better preparation, ard with th
better understanding between the association
and it's patrons, 1887 should prove pros
porous and profitable year